Announcing a New Book of Stories from Dr. Seuss: THE BIPPOLO SEED AND OTHER STORIES

A collection of seven original stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss will be published on September 27, 2011

New York, NY, March 29, 2011—Random House Children’s Books is thrilled to announce an exceptional publishing event coming this fall. THE BIPPOLO SEED AND OTHER LOST STORIES by Dr. Seuss will be available on September 27, 2011 and includes seven stories by the iconic children’s author and illustrator that were originally published in magazines in 1950 and 1951—but never before in book form.

“We’re like happy prospectors, having discovered a hidden vein of gold,” says Kate Klimo, Vice President, Publisher Random House/Golden Books Young Readers Group. “We know that Seuss fans, from the youngest right on up to collectors will share our joy come this fall when they break open a whole new collection of Seuss stories.”

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories features seven stories, "The Bear, the Rabbit, and the Zinniga-Zanniga" (about a rabbit who is saved from a bear with a single eyelash!); "Gustav the Goldfish" (an early, rhymed version of the Beginner Book A Fish Out of Water); "Tadd and Todd" (a tale passed down via photocopy to generations of twins); "Steak for Supper" (about fantastic creatures who follow a boy home in anticipation of a steak dinner); "The Bippolo Seed" (in which a scheming feline leads an innocent duck to make a bad decision); "The Strange Shirt Spot" (the inspiration for the bathtub-ring scene in The Cat in the Hat Comes Back); and "The Great Henry McBride" (about a boy whose far-flung career fantasies are only bested by those of the real Dr. Seuss himself).

The color palette of each story has been enhanced beyond the limitations of the original magazines in which they appeared. In an introduction to the collection, Dr. Seuss scholar and collector Charles D. Cohen explains the significance of these seven stories, not only as lost treasures, but as transitional stories in Dr. Seuss’s career that marked the beginnings of his new philosophy about writing for children. With these stories, he changed from writing predominantly in prose to the rhyming style with which he is now so closely associated.

About Dr. Seuss

Theodor “Seuss” Geisel is quite simply one of the most beloved children’s book author of all time. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, an Academy Award, three Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and three Caldecott Honors, Geisel wrote and illustrated 44 books for children. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. While Theodor Geisel died on September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of children of all ages to explore the joys of reading. For more information about Dr. Seuss and his works, visit Seussville.com.

Charles D. Cohen is a graduate of Haverford College and the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and has been a practicing dentist for over twenty years. Dr. Cohen first became enchanted with the works of Dr. Seuss as a child and he began purchasing early edition of Seuss books in college. Today, Dr. Cohen's trove of Seussiana is likely the most comprehensive private collection in the world. It is his hope to create a museum to preserve the full Seuss legacy by protecting the pieces for posterity. He is the author of The Seuss, the Whole Seuss, and Nothing But the Seuss, and lives in Massachusetts, not far from Ted Geisel’s childhood home.

Random House Children’s Books is the world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Creating books for toddlers through young adult readers, in all formats from board books to activity books to picture books, novels, and ebooks, the imprints of Random House Children’s Books bring together award-winning authors and illustrators, world-famous franchise characters, and multimillion-copy series. Random House is the longtime home of the beloved and bestselling Dr. Seuss books, which continue to make learning to read fun for millions of children everywhere. The company’s website, Kids @ Random (www.randomhouse.com/kids) offers an array of activities, games and educational resources for children, teens, parents, and educators. Random House Children’s Books is a division of Random House, Inc., whose parent company is Bertelsmann AG, a leading international media company.